Shoe construction.



G. CALAMIELLO.

SHOE CONSTRUCTlON.

APPLICATION man APR.12,1916.

1,217,703. Peeeneed Feb. 27,1917.

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l siren consran'orronl/ v Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12,V 1916.1-f "Se'riaI`N-.90}646f Y I To alllwhom it may concern.'

Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Construction, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoeconstruction.

The primary object of the invention is -to provide an improved form ofheel construction and sole plate secured togetherV and upon which rubberor leather tread sections are secured.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form .of heelconstruction, in which the major portion of the heel is formed of awooden block or similar material incased in a metal shield and carryingan exposed tread section of flexible Vmaterial. v

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and then claimed.

In the drawing formingrarpart of this application and in which likedesignating` characters refer to corresponding parts` throughout theseveral views Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a shoe constructedin accordance with the present invention, and partly shown in section toillustrate the construction of the heel portion.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the heel and sole section united and'detached from the shoe upper.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line in nr of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the heel taken on the lineIV-IV of Fig.

'1, and Y Fig. 5 is -a detached detail perspective view of a portion ofthe sole plate adjacent the heel portion.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, thef'referencenumeral 10 designates a shoe upper that may be of any suitableconstruction and having attached thereto the sole section .11 either ofrubber or leather and the heel section 12.

The sole section 11 is connectedto the lPatented rwandais.'

upper 10 by the metallic plate 13 extending A Y aboutlthey periphery" ofthesole 11' and-proa subject of the King of Italy, resid1rg-atvvidediwith a plurality of Yapertures 111 for Y the passage of threads insewing theV plate 1 3 to theupperxlO as in the lasting operation. Thesole plate 13 is of skeleton form while the rear portionv thereof is ofVincreased ,crosssectional area, as is indicated at 15 in Figs. 1 and 5,while the rear end thereof Vis formedfwith a lfiat face 16 havingopenings 17 therein and depending corner lugs V16 for lpurposespresently to appear.

The Lheel section 12 includes an outerV metallic vshell having an upperfiat wall 18,-

the side and rear walls 19 and the front wall 2O having openings thereinregistering with the openings 17 when the heel section 12 and solesectionare juxtaposed as is shown Y and in such position rivets 21passed'through the alined openings secure the parts together.

Any suitable means may be employed for securing the heel casing 12 tothe Y further hold the-block in postion. A rubber or` tread section 21is provided for the heel andhas enlarged Vopenings 25 on the treadsurface thereof whichV will permit the reception of enlargedy heads uponretaining nails26 employed forfastening the tread section 24V uponv theblock 22.

From the vabove detailed description of the construction ofthe device,it is thoughtV that the operation will be readily apparent,

and while I have shown and described whatV is believedto be thepreferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood thatminor changes may be madein the form, proportion and detailsofrconstruction without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

What I claim, as new is i Ashoe comprising .an upper, a sole platepermanently secured thereto, a sole treadl connected to theV sole plate,the rearend of the sole plate being ofv increased cross-sec-V tionalarea and presenting a vertical rear wall and a curved front Wall,depending lugs carried by the opposite corners of the lower edge of therear end of the sole plate, a heel section including a easing having aflat front Wall in engagement With the rear Wall of the sole plate,means for permanently securing the abutting Walls together, a Woodenblock Within the heel casing, a

screw Carried by the easing for retaining l0 in position, and a treadlift secured to the Wooden block.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

GIUSEPPE CALAMIELLO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

